God is Greater : Week 1 Homework

10/5/2014

For each of the following statements, post a bible verse that supports it:

Why Do Bad Things Happen?
1. Glory : for the Glory of God to be seen
2. Growth : for your growth in Christ
3. Comfort : so you can comfort others
4. Consequences : there are natural and supernatural consequences for our sin

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28 Comments

John Rightenour

10/5/2014 04:49:48 am

Welcome back Pastor and family. You all were missed.
Thank you for your sermon to on God is >, it was very inspiring to me to look at myself and life differently.

George Ball

10/25/2014 03:13:47 pm

Glory
1Peter 5:8-10

Growth
Romans 5:3-5

Comfort
2 Cor.1:3-5
2 Peter 3:9
1 Peter 5:10
Isaiah 35:10

Consequences
Isaiah 59:2
Romans 6:23
Galatians 6:8

Mindy link

10/5/2014 07:18:02 am

2 Corinthians 1:3-5New International Version (NIV)

Praise to the God of All Comfort
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

Even the comfort we receive is to comfort others!

Mindy link

10/5/2014 07:22:51 am

And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:2-4

Growth!

Mindy link

10/5/2014 07:25:50 am

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind. 9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. John 9:2

Glory to God

Mindy link

10/5/2014 07:28:03 am

Isaiah 59:2 ESV / 25 helpful votes

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

Michelle Kastine

10/5/2014 07:42:13 am

Glory- Romans 8:17-18

Growth- Romans 3:3-5

Comfort- 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Consequences- Proverbs 10:16, Romans 6:23

Michelle Kastine

10/5/2014 08:05:03 am

I forgot this part too...

Win the battle within- 1 Corinthians 10:13, James 4:7

Win the battle with others- Matthew 27:37-39, John 13:34-35, Romans 12:10, John 4: 7-8, Matthew 5:44-45

Win with effectiveness- Colossians 1:10, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Matthew 17-19, Matthew 13:23, Romans 7:4,

Chris Finley

10/5/2014 01:37:38 pm

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

Lindy

10/5/2014 01:55:09 pm

Glory

Isaiah 60:19
The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Lindy

10/5/2014 01:59:17 pm

Growth in the Lord

2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Lindy

10/5/2014 02:02:18 pm

Comfort
Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Lindy

10/5/2014 02:04:44 pm

Consequences

Ezekiel 44:10
“‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.

David Slamp

10/6/2014 02:04:27 am

CONSEQUENCES:The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Dave Slamp

10/6/2014 02:05:26 am

I Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Rick

10/6/2014 03:45:44 am

Growth in you: 1 Thes. 1:3
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
I am pretty independent, after loosing my job to an unexpected layoff, I have had to rely on others to help me. It has been a growth process for me. GOD has been there every step of the way! PRAISE HIM for your CHALLANGES!

Helga link

10/6/2014 08:30:57 am

To Glorify God/Daniel 3: 13-28 - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the furnace because they would not turn away from or negate their Faith in God by bowing to idols as ordered by Nebuchadnezzar. God sent an angel to protect them and Nebuchadnezzar believed in the power of God and encouraged it from that day forward.
Growth in Christ and Comfort of Others/Ruth 1-3/Naomi and Ruth both lost their husbands and were able to comfort each other even in their grief; through Naomi, Ruth came to believe in God although she began as a Moabitess who believed in idols. Ruth is the one that God used to begin the lineage of David and eventually Jesus.
Natural and Supernatural consequences of Sin/Genesis 3:8-12;14-24/ Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God in the Garden of Eden. God ruled that they be banned from the Garden and required to live life in pain, sorrow and hard work. (Adam, Eve and all their descendents) Because He loves us so, God allows grace and forgiveness to flow down to us so that we can repent, be redeemed and allowed to strive toward spiritual growth to be more like Jesus. We then can choose not to perish in the darkness that began so long ago.

Jolene

10/7/2014 02:18:02 am

*Glory: for the glory of God to be seen
2 Cor 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

*Growth: for your growth in Christ
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

*Comfort: so you can comfort others
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

*Consequences: there are natural & supernatural consequences for our sin
Job 5:17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.”

Alan

10/8/2014 08:32:30 am

Genesis 50:20 - "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive."

Hebrews 12:10-11 - "...He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."

NAS

Michael Grant

10/8/2014 10:15:57 am

Deuteronomy 5:24

And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.

Michael Grant

10/8/2014 10:17:23 am

Ezekiel 17:9

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.

Michael Grant

10/8/2014 10:18:42 am

Psalm 119:50

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

Jim Souders

10/9/2014 04:41:09 am

1. 1Peter 4:12-13
2. James 1:1-4
3. 2Corinthians 1:3-4
4. Numbers 20:12-13

Sandy link

10/9/2014 09:42:05 pm

1. Glory : for the Glory of God to be seen
2 Cor 4:15 "All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God."
2 Cor 4:17 "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." (NIV)

2. Growth : for your growth in Christ
2 Peter 3:18 "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (NIV)
Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (NIV)
3. Comfort : so you can comfort others
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also throught Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comofrt, which produces in your patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort." (NIV)
4. Consequences : there are natural and supernatural consequences for our sin
Roman 7:6 "But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code." (NIV)
1 Peter 2:11-12 " Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." (NIV)

Sue Mattson

10/11/2014 02:13:05 pm

Glory: Romans 8:18
Growth: James 1:2-4
Comfort: I Thessalonians 1:6-8
Consequences: Numbers 20:12

Stevette

10/11/2014 02:13:35 pm

Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, My strength in whom I will trust.

Jack Berthelot

10/11/2014 04:41:08 pm

Glory
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Growth
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Comfort
1 Corinthians1:3
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Consequences
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Michelle R

10/12/2014 01:23:19 am

Ok, here goes. Gods glory was seen in the wonders and powers of His mighty hand in the form of trials in Deut. 7:19. The early christians were subject to various trials, so that the proof of your faith...tested by fire...praises God. 1 Peter 1:5-7. Our Growth in Christ. James 1:2-4 trials produce endurance so we might be perfect, complete, and lacking nothing. Bad things happen to comfort others can be seen in Josephs life Gen. 37:1- all his trials led God to use him to save his family from starvation along with his country. Consequences both supernatural and natural can be seen throughout all the Bible but a few are Gen. 19:13-24 The result of Sodom , as well as the Prodigal son had everything, lost everything because of foolish choices which caused him to return to the Father. Rom 6:23 the wages of sin is death. There is so much in the Word that can be applied to all of these ideas and never enough time to dig into all of them. At the end of it all we can rejoice that God our Father is in control. That He desires us to grow in the "bad things" become stronger in our faith and love others in the process. All things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Love Him, search for Him and you will find Him. He is lovingly waiting for our return.There is so much rest in His hands!

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